Over the years, I’ve become a strong advocate for replacing unnecessary expanses of lawn with native meadows. I understand the desire to keep a play space for children and a space for outdoor ...

Have you noticed the trend to replace the lawn with wildflowers and native grasses? Or maybe some of your neighbors have said goodbye to turfgrass and rewilded their yards already? What’s known as ...

A sprawling suburban park has been enhanced with colorful blossoms that will bloom throughout much of the spring, summer and fall. Chester County Department of Parks and Preservation has planted a new ...

Native grasses can be used in a landscape either as specimen plants or for a bluegrass lawn alternative or to create a native prairie landscape. While a native grass lawn or prairie landscape is not ...

The Twin Oaks community in Chester Springs received funding to convert its lawn to a meadow. For years, perfectly manicured lawns have been a symbol of the American landscape. But environmental ...

After decades of homeowners taking pride in growing the perfect, weed-free grass lawn, tastes are shifting—and more and more people are embracing low-maintenance, pollinator-friendly alternatives for ...

2:53 p.m. Feb. 5, 2024: This article has been updated to correct the spelling of Jim Baird’s name. Tearing out your lawn can be a tough decision, especially if you have children or dogs who love to ...

The idea of restoring native ecosystems attracted Marc Pastorek’s interest in the 1990s, when he learned of the work of Drs. Charles Allen and Malcolm Vidrine. The two professors at Louisiana State ...

The deployment of native perennial groundcover across utility assets –– from solar sites to transmission rights-of-way (ROWs) ...

Transforming what once were “barren mudflats,” native grasses are being planted again at Sunken Meadow State Park in Smithtown, an advocacy group said on Tuesday. “The recovery this salt marsh has ...

For many of us, the world we live in has become so complex and fast-paced that we seek out ways to relax and recharge. Perhaps, in response to this, one of the new trends in contemporary landscaping ...